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In the year 1974
564 Notable deaths
Walther Meissner
German physicist (1882–1974).
Born December 16th, 1882 in Berlin.
Died November 16th, 1974 at 91 years old in Munich.
Buddhadeb Bose
Indian writer (1908–1974).
Born November 30th, 1908 in Cumilla District.
Died March 18th, 1974 at 65 years old in Kolkata.
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
Turkish writer (1889–1974).
Born March 27th, 1889 in Cairo.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 85 years old in Ankara.
Willem Marinus Dudok
Dutch modernist architect best known for his design of hilversum town hall.
Born July 6th, 1884 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1974 at 89 years old in Hilversum. [ref]
Nur Ali Elahi
Spiritual thinker, musician, writer, philosopher and jurist (1895–1974).
Born September 11th, 1895 in Iran.
Died October 19th, 1974 at 79 years old in Tehran.
Henry de Monfreid
French writer and adventurer (1879–1974).
Born November 14th, 1879 in Leucate.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 95 years old in Ingrandes.
Jean Gale
American vaudeville performer (1912–1974).
Born September 13th, 1912 in San Francisco.
Died September 26th, 1974 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Seton I. Miller
American screenwriter, film producer.
Born May 3rd, 1902 in Chehalis. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1974 at 72 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Melchior Lengyel
Hungarian writer (1880-1974).
Born January 12th, 1880 in Balmazújváros.
Died October 23rd, 1974 at 94 years old in Budapest.
Ivan Susloparov
Soviet major general (1897–1974).
Born October 19th, 1897 in Vyatka Uyezd.
Died December 16th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow.
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